Atom Z560 vs Core 2 Duo SU7300
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Atom Z560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 1 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 June 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Atom Z560 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 0.03 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 533.33 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | no data | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 24.18 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 47 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.75V-1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Atom Z560 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | BGA956 | PBGA441 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 2.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Atom Z560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | + |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Atom Z560 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Atom Z560 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Atom Z560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | unknown |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2009 | 1 June 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 2 Watt |
Core 2 Duo SU7300 has 100% more physical cores.
Atom Z560, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Atom Z560. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Atom Z560, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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